The long awaited and overdue correction finally set in with the S&P 500 sliding 5 days in a row. Since last week’s ETF Model Portfolio report, this benchmark has surrendered 3.8%. Downward momentum accelerated over the past couple of days as a result of last Friday’s poor jobs report and renewed concerns about the European debt crisis with Spain’s rising …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 4/3/2012
The markets, as measured by the S&P 500, ended unchanged since last week’s ETF portfolio update. Yesterday’s FOMC minutes disappointed the Wall Street crowd as, for the time being, another round of easing has been postponed until deemed necessary. That pulled the major indexes off their highs but, while the damage was limited in magnitude, both bonds and equities were …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 3/27/2012
Thanks to Bernanke’s equity boost last Monday, the major market ETFs rallied strongly interpreting his words as continued loose monetary policy, which is supposed to bode well for equities. Since last Wednesday’s update, the S&P 500 added another 0.5% increasing the YTD gains. While that may give many investors the warm fuzzies, I believe that continued manipulation of interest rates, …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 3/20/2012
The milestones of the major indexes, which I talked about last week, are in the rear view mirror now, and the question remains as to how high we can go. Since last week’s ETF Model Portfolio post, the S&P 500 has added some 0.7% to settle at 1,406, although the fly in the ointment has been low volume. Reaching a …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 3/13/2012
Yesterday’s rally pushed the S&P 500 within shouting distance of its psychologically important 1,400 level, while the Dow and Nasdaq already have onquered their milestones of 13,000 and 3,000 respectively. Since last week’s ETF Model Portfolio report, the S&P 500 has added 3.95%, which makes me wonder how much room there is left to the upside given the general global …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 3/6/2012
Today’s sell off pulled the S&P 500 off its lofty level. Since last week’s report, the index gave back 2.11%, while the equity portion of our portfolios headed south as well. The bond ETFs offered a nice balance so that the bottom line effect was manageable. There’s no doubt that the major indexes have been struggling to maintain their positions …